ACTION COMICS #268 — CGC 8.5 (VF+)
DC Comics · September 1960 · Off-White to White Pages
CGC Certification #2107991009

A bright, well-centered Silver Age Superman book in a solid mid-to-high grade, freshly slabbed in a clean CGC Universal (blue label) holder.

"Superman's Battle with Hercules!"

One of the more memorable covers of the run: Superman lies sealed in a suspended-animation tube marked "Awakening Date 2060 A.D." while Hercules — flute in hand, having put the Man of Steel to sleep for a century with a tune from Apollo's flute — pressures Lois Lane into marrying him as the price of waking him. Lois relents. Peak Silver Age premise, and a striking image on a soft lavender field.

Credits

• Stories: Otto Binder & Jerry Siegel — Siegel, co-creator of Superman
• Interior art: Wayne Boring, Jim Mooney & Stan Kaye
• Cover: Curt Swan & Stan Kaye
• CGC label notation: Hercules appearance

Condition notes

• CGC 8.5 with Off-White to White page quality — strong for a 1960 book
• Cover gloss present, colors bright, logo and title box crisp
• Back cover is exceptionally clean: the classic "150 Civil War Soldiers — $1.49" Josely Co. mail-away ad, sharp and unmarked
• 10¢ cover price, Comics Code Authority stamp
• Please review photos — they are of the actual book being sold

Shipping

Ships fully protected: slab bagged, corner-protected, and boxed with rigid backing in a double-walled carton. Insured with tracking. Questions welcome.